Consider an example. You with a stack of seven warheads in the final stages of online poker tournament, sitting in late position cutoff (before cutoff) at the hands of the J-10 suited and it’s your turn to act. Knave – ten is a good draw, the hand, so what do you think about the bet. At this stage the tournament and in this situation it would be a big mistake. If you want to join a game, then you should enter with a raise. Thus, you give yourself a chance to win the blinds and antes, forcing his opponents to fold. But if you made the call passive preflop, the flop will pass and the opponent will bet, then the problem you provided. At a tournament in online poker, where the blinds are constantly increasing, you have no chance to sit quietly and wait for good cards. You must be active.

If you want to be more self-confidence, then here’s some friendly advice.

The next time you play poker, count how many hands you win without a showdown. I would argue that the number of hands you will be pleasantly surprised by the fact that it is much more than you could afford to assume. But the main feature here is that the vast majority of cases would not even get to the showdown and take the pot without a showdown, but you will have the best hand or a good chance to finish the draw hand. It is important that the bank you do not win your cards and your bet or raise. Your cards simply give you the confidence to insure you when you were active.

Let this example will give you confidence when the next time you bet or raise without insurance in the form of good cards.